Simphonium: proof of concept

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In the context of the UI unification efforts, test sim4life as an Electron-based application with React.js UI.

• run current sim4life within an Electron window in development configuration
• investigate improvements to 3D view frame rate
  • using a Node.js native addon and boost::interprocess (needs Electron 20.3.8 or earlier because of V8 memory cage)
  • using a Node.js native addon and Windows named pipes
  • using zmq
• render static build of the UI from electron
  • fix socket.io connection upgrade

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Update for Sprint Sundae

• finished prototype with dev server and direct rendering of 3D view via named pipes onto canvas
• performance improved but is still not good enough